Journal Club records
Scope and Content Note
This collection consists almost entirely of programs, correspondence, and notices, with the exception of information on a survey that was done in 1981 in an attempt to revitalize the program.
Dates
- 1949-1989
Language of Materials
The records are in
English.
Access
Open: materials are available for research.
Use
Copyright: Permission to publish material from the collection must be authorized by the Institution Archivist.
Historical Information
The earliest records seem to indicate that in 1949 or 1950 Henry Stommel organized a “ Physical Oceanography Journal Club” which met weekly at 4pm for lectures on a wide variety of subjects, all more or less bearing upon the general domain of Physical Oceanography. It was reorganized in 1954 by Stommel and John Ryther as “Staff Meeting” with evening meetings and then reorganized again in 1958 by John Zeigler as “ Journal Club”.
Extent
3 boxes (1.5 linear feet)
Overview
This records of the Journal Club consists of programs, correspondence, and notices relating to the activities of the Club from 1949-1989.
Custodial History
The custodial history of the records is undocumented.
Acquisitions Information
The records were transferred to the Archives in several accessions, including acc. 83-2, which included Club records from 1949-1980.
Processing Information
First-level processing completed by Marisa Hudspeth in 2003.
- Title
- A Guide to the Journal Club records, 1949-1989
- Author
- Marisa Hudspeth
- Date
- December 17, 2003
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written inEnglish
Repository Details
Part of the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, Data Library and Archives Repository